"In any given day you could be helping to stabilise the driver at a road traffic collision, pumping out water of a flooded property or fitting smoke alarms that save the life of an elderly Londoner.”

The LFB has launched its biggest firefighter recruitment campaign for six years and is looking for firefighters which could go into firefighting specialisms such as technical rescue, fire investigation and community prevention work.

Successful applicants applying for the trainee firefighter role will be on a permanent contract and will be expected to work shifts.